Dear Kia Sportage Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign...

Bulletin number

VPI1802_OWNER_SP

Component

Engine and engine cooling

Summary

PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: Dear Kia Sportage Owner: Kia Motors America, Inc. is conducting an important Product Improvement Campaign to perform a software update on all 2014-2015 MY Sportage vehicles equipped with 2.4L Gasoline Direct Injection (?GDI?) and 2.0L Turbocharged GDI (?T-GDI?) engines to protect the engine from excessive connecting rod bearing damage. The update will be done free of charge and will only involve the addition of newly developed computer software for the Engine Control Unit (?ECU?).

Owners of these vehicles have filed 159 complaints in the engine category.